Higher education

The secret of Reichman University’s international success

With 2,400 students from 90 countries, Reichman’s International School combines personal attention, innovation, and a strong commitment to Israel

Students at Reichman University campus
 An aerial view of Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Mount Scopus campus.

Israel’s higher education is becoming another casualty in constant crises - opinion

A sign is displayed outside of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education building on June 25, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Brandeis Center urges Education Dept. to release delayed foreign funding data

Ari Steinberg, CEO of Ashmoret

Ari Steinberg: Investing in Israel’s educators is investing in Israel’s future


Due to pensions: Haifa University in huge deficit, forced to lay off staff

The University of Haifa will be required to cut tens of millions of shekels annually, raise donations and additional revenue sources, and formulate a new agreement with administrative staff.

Eshkol Tower, Haifa University

Tel Aviv University plans to rename Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences

The university said the change, made with the Sackler family’s approval, is intended to help secure a major donation for research and teaching in the exact sciences.

View of the Tel Aviv University campus

Over 1,000 pro-Israel students, faculty gather as US campus antisemitism increases

Israel on Campus Coalition CEO Jacob Baime said the summit's central goals are helping students confront antisemitism and developing the next generation of bipartisan pro-Israel leaders in the US.

Israel on Campus Coalition (ICC) CEO Jacob Baime leads a panel with ICC Geller International Fellows at the 2026 ICC National Leadership Summit in Washington, DC

Ben-Gurion University launches ASK POLA: An AI study advisor for prospective students

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has unveiled ASK POLA, a new AI-powered academic advisor designed to help prospective students navigate the university admissions process around the clock.

Students at Ben Gurion University, in Beer Sheba. November 04, 2025.

Israel drops below OECD average in proportion of academics

A new periodic review by the Chief Economist’s Headquarters at the Ministry of Finance reveals: In just two decades, the country lost its position at the top of higher education rankings.

Students in class

Haredi women, academics file petition against Israel's new gender-segregated education law

The petition was filed hours after the Knesset approved an amendment to the law which expressly allows the Council for Higher Education to approve separate programs for men and women.

Activists protest against a bill promoting gender-segregated academic study tracks, introduced by MK Limor Son Har-Melech, outside the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, July 6, 2026.

Knesset approves gender-segregated graduate degree programs in late-night vote

The legislation, Amendment No. 12, 2026, was sponsored by MK Limor Son Har Melech and passed by a vote of 52-43.

MK Limor Son Har-Melech reacts during a National Security committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament on March 5, 2024; illustrative.

New Yael Foundation data reveal Jewish education enrollment growing

Despite global uncertainty, Jewish education enrollment is excelerating in in 48 countries

Yael Foundation Co-Founder Uri Poliavich on a visit to the Jewish school in Rome: "I am delighted that we are launching this unprecedented project that will keep Jewish communities safer and more secure."

Engineering the future from the Negev

Sapir Academic College’s Faculty of Technology is creating a new model of higher education that blends academic excellence, applied research, and close industry collaboration to drive innovation

Dr. Gail Gilboa Freedman, Dean of the Faculty of Technology at Sapir Academic College.

Creating healing through art

How Ono International School's English-language master's program in visual art therapy is preparing a new generation of therapists.

Keren Seelenfreund, a student in Ono Academic College’s M.A. program in Art Therapies – Visual Art Therapy